1953 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
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Vic Seixas
defeated Kurt Nielsen
9–7 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships
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See also:
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. is an American former tennis player.Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Portuguese Sephardi Jewish ancestry. After serving in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he was a member of Alpha Sigma of the Chi Psi...
defeated Kurt Nielsen
Kurt Nielsen
Kurt Nielsen was a Danish tennis player. He was born in Copenhagen, and is the only Danish tennis player ever to have played in a men's singles final in a Grand Slam tournament....
9–7 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships
1953 Wimbledon Championships
-Men's Singles: Vic Seixas defeated Kurt Nielsen 9-7 6-3 6-4-Women's Singles: Maureen Connolly Brinker defeated Doris Hart 8-6, 7-5...
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- 1953 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles1953 Wimbledon Championships - Women's SinglesMo Connolly defeated Doris Hart 8–6 7–5 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Vic SeixasVic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. is an American former tennis player.Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Portuguese Sephardi Jewish ancestry. After serving in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he was a member of Alpha Sigma of the Chi Psi...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Ken RosewallKen RosewallKenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...
(Quarterfinalist)
Vic SeixasVic SeixasElias Victor Seixas, Jr. is an American former tennis player.Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Portuguese Sephardi Jewish ancestry. After serving in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he was a member of Alpha Sigma of the Chi Psi...
(Champion)- Mervyn RoseMervyn RoseMervyn Rose was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959...
(Semifinalist) 
Jaroslav DrobnýJaroslav DrobnýJaroslav Drobný was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team...
(Semifinalist)- Gardnar MulloyGardnar MulloyGardnar Putnam Mulloy is a tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. When he was the Tennis Coach of the University of Miami, he recruited Pancho Segura for the tennis team. Pancho won three straight NCAA Singles Titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945,...
(Fourth round) - Lew HoadLew HoadLewis Alan Hoad was a champion tennis player....
(Quarterfinalist) - Arthur Larsen (Quarterfinalist)
Enrique MoreaEnrique MoreaEnrique Morea was an Argentine tennis player.Morea won the mixed doubles title of the 1960 French Championships. He also won two gold medals at the inaugural men's tennis competition at the 1951 Pan American Games.Morea is the current president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis .-References:...
(Second round)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
- 1953 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw